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Soccer fans in Long Beach react while watching the U.S. play Belgium in the World Cup on Tuesday. Perhaps the World Cup should be an annual event instead of being held every four years.

Soccer fans in Long Beach react while watching the U.S. play Belgium in the World Cup on Tuesday. Perhaps the World Cup should be an annual event instead of being held every four years. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Soccer fans in Long Beach react while watching the U.S. play Belgium in the World Cup on Tuesday. Perhaps the World Cup should be an annual event instead of being held every four years.